. >>> meanwhile, we are learning more about the woman paula broadwell. she was an ambitious north dakota high school president, also a star athlete and homecoming queen. washington post editor vernon lowe worked on the petraeus biography along with broadwell for 16 months. >> she got a lot of face time with the general during her reporting trips to iraq. he was the commander of the war. she spent hours interviewing him. >> lowe speculates he viewed her as someone he could control. she had no idea the affair was going public last friday. >>> no plea deal tonight for the alleged east coast rapist. today in a prince william county courtroom, he told the judge he wasn't sure what he was doing. investigators believe thomas is responsible for 17 attacks all the way back to 1997. unless some sort of deal is reached soon, that case will go to trial. >>> nearly two dozen area schools are on the chopping block tonight. at a press conference today, d.c. school's chancellor released a list of 20 d.c. public schools she would like to close after the current school ye